STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 6.6 HAS OCCURRED AT 5:20
A.M. ON 31 AUGUST 2020 (MONDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) IN CENTRAL
MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 0.9N,
29.7W, ABOUT 1120 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF FORTALEZA.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:35 HKT ON 31.08.2020